It is located in former Mino Province in what is now part of the town of Tarui, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

It is mentioned in 12th century accounts, but is probably much older, as it grew up around the ichinomiya of Mino Province (the Nangū Taisha and the Nara period provincial capital).

[3] The town thus served as a major transportation hub for western Mino Province, benefitting also from its location on the banks of the Ai River.

Per the 1843 "中山道宿村大概帳" (Nakasendō Shukuson Taigaichō) guidebook issued by the Inspector of Highways (道中奉行, Dōchu-būgyō), the town had a population of 1179 people in 315 houses, including one honjin, one waki-honjin, and 27 hatago.

Low stone walls mark the border of the post station, and the vanguard of the procession, wearing straw raincoats, has already crossed.